Collegeville girls selected for regional pageants

Several girls from the area have been selected to participate in the 2013 Miss Pre-Teen Philadelphia pageant and Miss Jr. Teen Philadelphia pageant.

The competition will take place Sunday, Nov. 25.

The selected young ladies learned of their acceptances following interviewing in the Philadelphia area.

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All submitted applications and then took part in an interview session that was conducted by the Philadelphia Pageant Coordinator.

Betsy Clarke of Collegeville and Madelyn Kline of Collegeville were among those selected for the Miss Pre-Teen Philadelphia pageant.

Cassidy Mattiola of Collegeville was selected to participate in the 2013 Miss Jr. Teen Philadelphia pageant.

They will be competing for a share of thousands of dollars in prizes and specialty gifts that will be distributed to contestants.

Betsy Clarke and Madelyn Kline will be competing in the Miss Pre-Teen division and Cassidy Mattiola will be competing in the Miss Jr. Teen, these are two of the four divisions that will have young ladies ages of 7 and 19 competing in modeling routines, which include casual wear and formal wear.

Each girl will display her personality and interviewing skills while interviewing with this year’s Philadelphia judging panel.

Personality is the number one aspect that each contestant is judged on during all phases of competition.

The winners will represent Philadelphia and the surrounding communities at the National Competition that will take place in Orlando, Fla.

Over $30,000 in prizes and awards will be presented at the National Competition while each winner receives a paid trip of five nights and six days in Orlando.

Community businesses, organizations and private individuals will assist the contestants in participating in this year’s competition by becoming official sponsors for them.

Through sponsorship, each contestant receives all the necessary training, rehearsals and financial support which will allow each to become a confident and well-prepared contestant in this year’s Philadelphia pageant.

Any business, organization, or private individual who may be interested in becoming a sponsor to Betsy Clarke may contact the Miss Pre-Teen Philadelphia pageant coordinator, at 1-877-403-6678.

Madelyn Kline offers a special thank you to Cups-N-Cakes, The Dance Depot, All That Jazz, Perfectly Cut, Busy Bee Pottery & Art Studio, Visiting Angels, Versak Remodeling And Meineke for their support.

Any business, organization, or private individual who may be interested in becoming a sponsor to Madelyn may contact the Miss Pre-Teen Philadelphia pageant coordinator, at 1-877-403-6678.

Nordstrom, Evolve, Venezia Transport Services Inc., August Moon and private individuals will assist Cassidy Mattiola in participating in this year’s competition by being official sponsors to her.